Unexpectedly awesome things that happened in the garden. Plant selections that did better than expected, successful experiments, and other happy garden surprises.

3, 2, 1…BLOOM!

Post published:May 17, 2023
Post category:Garden celebrations House plants Native plants Rock garden
Post comments:14 Comments

Triosteum pinnatifidum (not native). Surprisingly easy from seed! Somebody online said the flowers are forgettable (blasphemy).

May. Warm weather (hot even!) has returned and the plants have exploded into growth in our zone 7 Oregon garden. Especially the weeds. So, let's…

February flowers

Post published:March 2, 2023
Post category:Garden celebrations House plants Native plants Rock garden Variegation
Post comments:6 Comments

I missed the deadline for posting my flower pictures for the February bloom day over at May Dreams Gardens by a long shot. It was…

Christmas mishmash

Post published:December 24, 2022
Post category:Food Garden celebrations Garden disappointments Garden observations House plants
Post comments:6 Comments

Embracing the chaotic aspect today. Lots of different topics as I sit here listening to the pouring rain falling on top of a layer of…

September bloom day

Post published:September 15, 2022
Post category:Drought tolerant plants Garden celebrations Native plants Rock garden
Post comments:8 Comments

Origanum x suendermannii - ornamental oregano

Well, here goes my first attempt at documenting the flowers happening in my garden on bloom day (the 15th of every month), a challenge put…

That sense of impending doom

Post published:July 10, 2022
Post category:Garden celebrations Native plants Rock garden
Post comments:0 Comments

Eryngium variifolium

I don't know about you all, but this has been a pretty tumultuous few years. Between the ugly political climate, our Earth's climate, the pandemic,…